A Federal High Court in Ibadan on Monday sentenced a man, Ibrahim Idowu to 18 months imprisonment for trafficking 4kg of cannabis.
Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh, held that she convicted and sentenced Idowu based on the evidence before her as well as his plea of guilt.
Agomoh added that she considered the provisions of Section 270 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act(ACJA) 2015 with stipulated that anyone who pleads guilty to an offence must be given a reduced sentence.
“I also considered the fact that Idowu has shown that he is remorseful and willing to turn a new leaf.
“Furthermore, Idowu has not wasted the time and resources of this court before pleading guilty.
However, to serve as deterrent to others Idowu is sentence to one and a half years in prison.
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